Miguel's La Bodega Credit: Photo By John Anderson

The Old Alligator Grill

3003 S. Lamar, 444-6117
We were determined to find some place serving Cajun/Creole food with a generous helping of zydeco dancing on the side, and we finally had to settle for the Alligator Grill. Recent expansions have opened up the busy South Austin restaurant as a nightly live music venue with an often busy dance floor. The menu represents southwest Louisiana: gumbos, étouffées, po’boys, plenty of spice, and a full bar. Two Hoots and a Holler will be onstage for Valentine’s Day, and while it’s not exactly the sweaty Louisiana bayou country zydeco of our imagination, there should be plenty of opportunity to shake it up on the dance floor. – V.B.W.

This article appears in February 6 • 2004.

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Mexico City native Claudia Alarcón has made Austin home since 1984. She worked her way through college in the local restaurant industry, graduating from the University of Texas in 1999. She has been a Chronicle contributor for 15 years and presents lectures and workshops on topics related to the foodways of Mexico, both locally and internationally.

Wes Marshall is the author of What's a Wine Lover To Do? (Artisan) and The Wine Roads of Texas (Maverick), as well as the Executive Producer of the PBS television series of the same name. Wes has written for The Austin Chronicle since 1999, covering wine, cocktails, food, and travel.